WWW.KONKURSMUZYKIPOLSKIEJ.PL THE STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF POLISH MUSIC IN RZESZÓW THE STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF POLISH MUSIC IN RZESZÓW 20 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 The Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music in Rzeszów is a new cultural initiative whose purpose is to promote Polish music around the world and make the listeners realise the quality and significance of the musical legacy of Stanisław Moniuszko and many other distinguished Polish composers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPETITION The Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music (Międzynarodowy Konkurs Muzyki Polskiej im. Stanisława Moniuszki) in Rzeszów has been initiated in order to promote that part of the great legacy of nineteenth and twentieth century Polish music which has been forgotten or, for a variety of reasons, has been less popular in concert practice. Its other objective is to present rediscovered works to the general public and provide this unjustly neglected legacy with appropriate analyses and new editions. The Competition also endeavours to promote talented musicians who are willing to include lesser-known works written by Polish composers in their concert programmes. The final aim of the Competition is to disseminate information about Polish artistic events addressed to the international recipients. BASIC PRINCIPLES The Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music in Rzeszów will be organised on a biennial basis and will be intended for a variety of different sets of performers. The first edition of the Competition will be divided into two distinct categories: one for piano and the other for chamber ensembles. The Competition accepts instrumental musicians applying either as soloists or as chamber ensembles (from duos to as many as sixteen musicians in an ensemble). There are no age or citizenship restrictions for the musicians applying to take part in the Competition. The participants of the first edition of the Competition will present works selected from amongst the oeuvre of 50 Polish composers who were mostly active in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The auditions for the Competition will take place at the Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic Hall in Rzeszów and at the University of Rzeszów between 20 and 26 September 2019. The Prize Winners Concert, along with the Award Ceremony, will be held on 27 September 2019 at the Podkarpacka Philharmonic Hall in Rzeszów and again on 29 September 2019 at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw. The Jury of the Competition will consist of distinguished Polish and foreign musicians and musical personalities. The following three main prizes will be separately awarded in both categories: the First Prize – 20,000 euros, the Second Prize – 10,000 euros and the Third Prize – 5,000 euros, in addition to three equivalent honourable mentions in the amount of 1,500 euros each. The participants will also be awarded special, individual and other additional prizes. CALENDAR 18 DECEMBER 2018 announcement of the Competition 20-21 MAY 2019 preliminary round for the Polish participants of the Competition (Warsaw). The preliminary round is not mandatory; the Polish musicians may also submit their applications for the Competition according to the procedures stipulated in sections 10-13 (of the Rulebook) 23 JUNE 2019 Application Deadline 15 JULY 2019 announcement of the list of Competition qualifiers on the website of the Competition and notification of the qualified candidates by e-mail 20–26 SEPTEMBER 2019 organisation of the Competition (Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic in Rzeszów, University of Rzeszów) 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 Prize Winners Concert with the Award Ceremony (Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic in Rzeszów) 29 SEPTEMBER 2019 holding the Prize Winners Concert (National Philharmonic in Warsaw) The Rulebook, framework schedule of the Competition, application forms, details of the repertoire, composers and sheet music, as well as all the news updates relating to the event can be found at www.konkursmuzykipolskiej.pl THE STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF POLISH MUSIC IN RZESZÓW THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF POLISH MUSIC IN RZESZÓW PROMOTES THAT PART OF THE GREAT LEGACY OF NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY POLISH MUSIC WHICH HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN OR, FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, HAS BEEN LESS POPULAR IN CONCERT PRACTICE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPETITION IS TO PRESENT REDISCOVERED WORKS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PROVIDE THIS UNJUSTLY NEGLECTED LEGACY WITH APPROPRIATE ANALYSES AND NEW EDITIONS. THE COMPETITION ALSO ENDEAVOURS TO PROMOTE TALENTED MUSICIANS WHO ARE WILLING TO INCLUDE LESSER-KNOWN WORKS WRITTEN BY POLISH COMPOSERS IN THEIR CONCERT PROGRAMMES. THE FINAL AIM OF THE COMPETITION IS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT POLISH ARTISTIC EVENTS ADDRESSED TO THE INTERNATIONAL RECIPIENTS. THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD EVERY OTHER YEAR WITH ITS SUCCESSIVE EDITIONS FEATURING DIFFERENT SETS OF MUSICIANS AND ENSEMBLES. RULES AND REGULATIONS ORGANISER 1) The Competition is organised by the Institute of Music and Dance. 2) The Director of the Competition is the Director of the Institute of Music and Dance. CO-ORGANISER 3) The Competition is co-organised by the Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic in Rzeszów. PLACES AND DATES 4) The Competition will take place at the Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic Hall in Rzeszów and at the University of Rzeszów from 20 to 27 September 2019. 5) The Prize Winners Concert and the Award Ceremony will be held on 27 September 2019. The Prize Winners Concert will also take place at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw on 29 September 2019. GENERAL RULES 6) The Competition is divided into two distinct categories: a) Category I – intended for pianists; b) Category II – intended for chamber ensembles (only instrumental, two to sixteen musicians; the number of musicians in an ensemble and the number of individual instrumental parts may not be changed during the course of the Competition). 7) The Competition accepts instrumental musicians applying as soloists (Category I) or chamber ensembles (Category II). 8) There are no age or citizenship restrictions. HOW TO APPLY AND BE ACCEPTED 9) Applications must be submitted no later than on 23 June 2019. 10) The application process consists in filling in one of the application forms, whose specimens can be found in Annex 2A (for Category I) and Annex 2B (for Category II) attached to the Rulebook. The official application form must be downloaded from www.konkursmuzykipolskiej.pl and sent, only in an electronic version, to [email protected] together with the documents (again only in an electronic version) specified in Annexes 2A and 2B. The application forms are available in Polish and English (to choose from by the applicant). 11) The application documents must be attached with a video recording in a file (AVI or MP4 format) presenting all the works selected for Stage I of the Competition. The video should be recorded with one immobile camera, without editorial cuts or modifications to the sound track. The recording may not contain musical works other than the ones selected for presentation in Stage I of the Competition. The file with the recording should be made available through one of the public file sharing service providers, with no registration or password requirements (e.g. Wetransfer, Cloudmail, Mega or Zippyshare). The download link, along with the filled-in application form, should be sent to the address [email protected]. 12) Application for Category I of the Competition can be submitted on one’s own behalf or through a representative holding a necessary letter of attorney. The persons with a limited capacity to legal transactions shall attach an appropriate declaration signed by their statutory representative or guardian. 13) Application for Category II of the Competition can be submitted by a person authorised to represent the ensemble. It is presumed that the person signing the application is authorised to do so by the necessary letters of attorney from the other members of the ensemble. If the ensemble has the status of a legal person, the application must be submitted by the person(s) authorised to represent it. 14) The submitted application for the Competition is construed as a contract made between the Organiser and the applicant. It provides for all the matters stipulated in the rules and regulations, including the copyright on the artistic performances in the Competition and the Prize Winners Concert, as well as the use of the pictures, comments and interviews recorded during, or in relation to, the Competition and the Prize Winners Concert. The contract is made on a conditional basis; it is concluded as soon as a given application is accepted by the Qualification Committee. As regards the ensembles without the status of a legal person, the contracts are entered into with all the persons specified in the application documents, pursuant to the presumed letters of attorney held by the person who submits the application on behalf of the ensemble. 15) Applications submitted after the deadline or otherwise failing to meet the requirements stipulated in the Rulebook and the Annexes thereto shall be rejected. 16) The Director of the Competition shall appoint a Qualification Committee, which shall: a) make decisions as regards rejection of the applications mentioned in section 15 above; b) evaluate the applications and the attached